Arkansas Middle School

AMS Behavior Tip of the Week: Setting Classroom Expectations

Students are better able to meet expectations when they know what those expectations are in the first place.

Key Take Aways:

Each expectation should be well defined: “Being responsible means turning in my work on time to the proper shelf and then quietly returning to my seat.”

Individual classroom expectations should complement the expectations of your schoolwide model.

Collaboration, buy-in, and student engagement are key, so invite your students to collaborate on determining goals and expectations.

Expectations should also be positively stated, such as “Keep hands and feet to yourself” rather than “Don’t touch others.”

Classroom expectations need to be clearly displayed somewhere in the classroom for continued reference and explicitly taught using examples and opportunities for students to practice.

Resource: https://www.panoramaed.com/blog/establishing-and-teaching-behavior-expectations

How To Support At Home:

Be Specific
Reiterate Often
Stay Consistent
Involve Them
Use Visual Aids

AMS families please complete the form for tickets to attend the September 18th AMS Pep Rally. https://forms.gle/WMSnCB1n6G4JWotLA

Behavior Tip of the Week:
AMS Families, we will be implementing Greetings at the Door in our classrooms beginning September 2nd. These greetings will be extended to student interactions when working in collaborative groups. Read more about Greetings at the Door here:
https://www.pbis.org/resource/positive-greetings-at-the-door

Families, you can also reinforce this skill by greeting your student when you see him/her. Here are some before school greeting ideas:
Good morning, superstar!
Rise and shine, brilliant mind!
Welcome to another day of amazing discoveries!
Hello, world-changer!
Good morning, future leader!
Ready to make today incredible?

Here are some after school greeting ideas:
Here comes my favorite problem-solver!
Hello, my wonder-seekers!
Good afternoon, possibility maker!
Here are my courageous questioners!
Hello, creative genius!

School will be closed Monday, September 1, 2025 in observance of Labor Day. We look forward to seeing all our AMS Razorbacks on Tuesday, September 2nd.

6th grade families, to maintain the safety of our students and increase efficiency, we are making a change to 6th grade car dismissal. Starting today, August 27, 2025, we will have one lane of traffic for pick up instead of two lanes. We will have a SRO at the back of the drop off point to direct traffic.

The submission window for the Friday with Forte agenda is now open until August 26th. The meeting will be held in the AMS conference room on Friday, August 29, 2025, at 9am. Please click on the link to submit an agenda topic.
Link : https://forms.gle/xFKehvxky8w2Zy7b7

Heyyy! Heyyyy! Heyyyyy! AMS is excited to announce that we will host Meet the Teacher on Monday, August 11, 2025, from 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm. See you soon!

About Last Week at AMS: HUGE SHOUT Out to Latoya Frost, Kawanna Cooper, and the other GOOD FOLKS at Walmart Texarkana - Arkansas Blvd. for donating the tasty snacks and other treats to our AMS Guiding Coalition Team. You all ROCK!!!

We need all rising 6th Grade Students & Parents to Save the Date and get ready for a sensational sixth grade year at Arkansas Middle School. Your future is so BRIGHT - you will need shades! See attached flyer for more information. Have a great summer. See you on Saturday, August 2, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.

Hello Rising 6th Grade AMS Parents, We need your help assembling SWAG bags for the rising Arkansas Middle School 6th graders for an EXCITING upcoming event this summer (Save the Date: Saturday, August 2, 2025 - more information TBA). Please email Lekia Jones @ lekia.jones@tasd7.net if you are available to help assemble the bags on Monday, June 30, 2025, between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm. at AMS. Looking forward to meeting you soon. Have a FANTASTIC weekend! Thanks, Lekia

It's our final week. This is a friendly reminder about grade level award ceremonies, 7th grade at 9:00 am and 6th grade at 10:00 am. We look forward to seeing you!

It's our final week, please do not forget about the 8th Grade Graduation. Each student should have received their 2 tickets, and there is overflow parking in the Big Dam Waterpark parking lot. Our ceremony begins at 9:30 am.

It's time to turn in Yondr pouches. On Monday, we will turn in pouches and collect $35 for any lost or damaged pouches.

This is a friendly reminder ATLAS testing begins on Tuesday also last week was the last week of tutoring.

This week is ATLAS spirit week.

Here's a friendly reminder about the dress code: Please make sure your students are dressed appropriately. Thank you.

Girls' basketball tryouts will be Thursday after school from 4:00-5:30 Oct. 17. If you hjave any questions please contact Coach Watson.